HHS Secretary previously told lawmakers he was 'reforming' the 'lackadaisical' panel
The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year.
Kennedy will have broad latitude to remake the panel, which helps determine what preventive care must be covered by health insurance.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, has a major role in choosing what preventive health services are covered by insurance.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired two members of a task force that sets rules on what health services must be fully covered by insurance companies.
The task force, which typically has 16 members, last met over a year ago
The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of…
